Apologies for the lack of posts. I blame a long sinus infection, strained muscles in my back, and the fact that the doctor put my hurt foot in a boot. You know: all those happy cheerful times in summer... Anyway, here you go! A cliché is not authentic. It is not original or creative or often even helpful. Many talk in clichés to say things they do not really mean. But a cliché is not a lie simply because it is cliché. It does not pretend to be original; that is not the point. Its purpose is not to open the eyes of mankind to truths never found before. But still, that doesn’t make it a lie. In conversation, it can be used thoughtlessly, without feeling. It can be more of a comfort to the speaker than to the listener. But a cliché doesn’t pretend to be anything but what it is: a common, overused phrase or saying. But all this doesn’t make it a lie. A cliché is said too much because when it was first introduced, it meant something to those who heard it. Perhaps the origi
Catherine LaVarre-Author of Band of Four: Tune of the Heart